Here is a great overview from our leadership of how God is using the staff here in Tanzania and Uganda to accomplish His work of Bible translation and mother tongue Scripture use:
Over the past year we have seen the book of Genesis published in Zinza, the Gospel of Mark published in Vwanji and Rangi, and [...]
Beginning January 3, 2010, our language project will broadcast a weekly pre-recorded mother tongue radio program. The Christian station with whom we have a contract has a fairly new tower which reaches up to 100km radius. That means these radio programs can be heard in at least part of every one of the 10 languages [...]
If you’ve been following my recent tweets, you’d know that I finished my first editing phase on Mark in the Vwanji language. What does that mean exactly? Glad you asked. Glad to answer.
As I’ve recorded more and more books here in the local languages, I’ve searched for my personal, best-fit method to go from beginning [...]
That’s the ping pong match going back and forth in me right now.
On one hand, I’m excited that 55 cassettes were taken by 5 different Nyakyusa pastors today. It is progress. It is God’s Word going out in a form that makes it accessible to more people. It is an accomplishment that I should be [...]
I can say that right now is probably the most exciting time work-wise since I started in the language project well over a year ago. I’ve got nine completely recorded audio books of the Bible, not counting the two books already released in the Sangu language. NINE!!! Wow. Ruth and Jonah make up eight of [...]
Yesterday, I finished the master CD and cassette for Ruth and Jonah in the Nyakyusa language. Take a listen:
Ruth
Jonah
If you recall this post last week, I had to plan a day trip up to Makete for 58 words which were missing out of my Kinga Jonah recording. The trip was successful and I want to show you how it was.
While preparing for the trip, I had to plan where I was to record [...]
In two days, I take a day trip up to Makete in the Kinga language area. Literally ‘up’ because I have to climb to nearly 10,000ft before dropping back down into Makete at 7,500ft.
It’s about a 3-hour trip one-way, with 2.5 hours being on rough dirt roads.
The reason I need to go is because of [...]
It’s exactly how I’m feeling sitting here on Friday evening. Wasn’t yesterday Monday?
This has been by far my most active week in that I made seven different trips to the office to pick up people to speak on recordings. The highest was four in one day, Wednesday. Couple that with a couple of shopping trips [...]
I found out yesterday that the dedication ceremony for the Gospel of Mark in the Vwanji language will take place October 24 in the village Matamba. Our project goal is to have both printed and audio versions of the book available for purchase that day. Currently, I’m over 90% done with the recording [...]
